Fruit juicer



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FRUIT JUICER Filed Dec. 27, 1950 I 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 WX M a ar/2gPatented Jan. 6, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRUIT JUICER Alfred W.Johnson, Chicago, Ill. Application December 27, 1950, Serial No. 202,935

The present invention relates to fruit juicers,

, and is particularly concerned with that type of fruit juicer which isgenerally used for citrus fruits for squeezing the juice out of thefruit after it has been cut in half.

In the fruit juicers of the prior art of the type employing a ring andpinion it is necessary for the operator to spend a certain amount oftime in twirling the handle of the pinion shaft in order. to bring thepressure cup down into engagement with the fruit, after which he placespressure upon it; and again the handle must be turned a number of' timesin such prior art devices to separate the pressure cup of the juicerfrom the rind.

One of the objects of the invention is the provision of an improvedfruit juicer having an improved actuating mechanism by means of whichthe handle is adapted to effect a maximum amount of motion of thepressure cup to bring the cup into engagement with the fruit, andthereafter to exert a maximum amount of force with a minimum amount ofmovement by means of the same handle, with the handle in the mostconvenient position for exerting force upon it.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved fruitjuicer mechanism of the class described, which is also provided withmeans for ejecting the rind from the pressure cup at or adjacent theupper limit of its stroke.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improvedconstruction and mechanism for fruit juicers or the like by means ofwhich the juicer may be operated more swiftly and with a minimum numberof movements on the part of the operator, while still exerting a maximumpressure to extract the juice from the fruit and to remove thepreviously squeezed rind from the pressure cup.

Another object is the provision of an improved fruit juicer constructionwhich is simple, sturdy, capable of economical manufacture, efficient,and adapted to be used for a long period of time without necessity forrepair or replacement of any of its parts.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description "4 Claims. (01. 100--213) and the accompanyingdrawings, in which similar Fig. 3 is a side elevational view;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view, taken on the plane of the line 44 of Fig. 2,looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view, taken on the plane of the line5-5 of Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken on the plane of the line6-6 of Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrows; v

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken on the planeof the line l1of Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of a modified form of construction; I

Fig. 9 is a front elevational view of the juicer of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a sectional view, taken on the plane of the line lll-l0 ofFig. 9, looking in thedirection of the arrows, with a second position ofthe parts shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 11 is a movement diagram showing the positions of the crank orhandle and the corresponding amount of movement produced in the pressurecup at any point in the rotation of the handle;

Fig. 12 is a series of fragmentary views showing the actuating mechanismof Fig. 10 in different positions.

Fig. 13 is a vie-w, similar to Fig. 10, of another modification, inwhich the rack is mounted for pivotal movement so that the shaft neednot have a slot for lateral movement; I

Fig. 14 is 'a fragmentary front elevational view of this modification;and

Fig. 15 is a top plan view of the same.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, the present fruit juicer preferably includesa supporting base '20, a top cover 2|, an actuating handle 22, and ajuice collecting receptacle 23. The base 20 is provided with a lowerplane surface 24 and is preferably in the form of a U-shaped member atthe surface 24, having the forwardly extending tapered side flanges 25,26, the forward edges of which have a concave curvature at '21, joiningwith the upwardly extending column 28.

The column 28 may be hollow, as shown in Fig. 4, and provided with afront wall 29 and a back wall 39. The forwardly extending fianges 25, 26may be spaced sufficiently to provide a U-shaped space 3 I, betweenwhich a tumbler 32 may be conveniently located to receive the juice fromthe juice collector 23.

Immediately above the top of the tumbler 32 the front wall 29 of thecolumn 28 is preferably provided with a cantilever supporting arm 33,comprising a horizontal flange 34 and a vertical reinforcing rib 35,extending forwardly from the column wall 29.

The horizontal flange 34 may have an upper plane surface 36 and mayterminate in a vertically open ring 31, having a through bore 38 adaptedto receive the discharge tube 39 of the juice collector 23. The bore 38is circular, but may have a pair of radially extending rectangular slots40 for passing a' rectangular lug 4| carried by the juice collector tube39 and adapted to hold the juice collector on the arm 33.

The juice collector has its tube 39 passed.

through the bore 38 with the lug 4| passing down one of the slots 40,after which the juice collector is rotated until its lug Mengagesthelowerfiat surface 42 of the ring 31, thus retaining the juicecollector on the column.

The juice collector 23 may consist of a cast metalcylindrical'cup-having a cylindrical'side wall .43 and aslightlyfrusto-conical bottom wall ld draining towardthe bore 45 in thedischarge tube 39. The bottom has a plane seating surface 46 for.engaging the top of the arm 33 at'the ring'31.

For the purpose of holding the juicer cone 4'! in juice collector 23 theinner surface of cylindricalwall 43 may have one ormorelongitudinal ribs48, which terminate-short of the bottom as, leaving a slot'at wbeloweach rib. The juicer cone 41' preferably has a radially extending flange51! at its lower end, the flangefill being provided with'slots forpassingthe ribs 43.

Thus the cone 4! may be secured in the juice collector:"23 by slidingthe slots 5! over the ribs 48, and thereafter turning the flange 53'under the.- ends of. the ribs 48. The juicer cone 4!preferablyi'consistsof a cast metal member-of frusto-conicalshape,having a' conical side wall 52 and a flat top wall 53.

Bothrof." these wallsv 52, 53 are provided with a multiplicity oivertically extending apertures 51 in th'exsid'e walland55 in the topwall. The topzwa'lllapertures 55 are preferably circular, as seen inFig. 5; but they are also preferably arranged; inicircles' about'thecenter of the cone, and are preferably joined by annular'grooves 56,which permit the juice to run from one hole to another; discharging fromsuch holes as may not be bridged'iby pulp orpartg .of 'pulp.

The vertica'llholes 54in the side wall 52 are preferably oval, as seenin Fig. 5, and staggered as tolocati'on, the'oval holes'beinglocatedaccording to concentric circular lines, and increasing in length. asthey" are located toward the peripheryortbottomof the cone.

Thesevertical oval holes 54 are also preferably joined by verticalannular grooves 51, which permitthe juice to run from onehole to anotherand todischarge from those holes which are conveniently open and freefrom pulp.

The pressure cup 58 is carried by a forwardly projecting arm 59 onavertical rack 60. The rack 60 is preferably rectangular in crosssection, having three flat sides 6i and the teeth 62 upon'its rear side.

The column 28 has its" front wall .29 provided with an integral tubularguide 63 at the upper part of the column, this guide having arectangular bore 64' which is complementary to the rack 60';

The forward wall of this guide bore 64 has a grooved-extension,indicated at 65; which is rectangular fin shaperand which provides spacefor a sliding stop wire or rod 66, for a purpose further to bedescribed. The wire 66 has a laterally bent end portion 67 at its lowerend and has a threaded part 38 at its upper end.

The guide groove 65 terminates at the top of the standard 28, leavingonly a, small aperture for the wire 65, and having inwardly extendingshoulders 63 at the upper end of the standard for engaging the laterallyturned end 61 on the wire fiiij when'the rack ;travels' up :toth'ispoint,

fora purpose further" to be described. Besides the tubular portion 54 ofthe guide for rack 60, the column 28 is formed below the tubularportion-63 with three of the walls of the guide 64 engaging and guidingthe rack.

At'it'supper end the rack 50 not only has the forwardly extending arm59, but also the rearward'lyextendingarm it. These two arms supportv atop cover, indicated at 2!; and this top cover may consist of aninverted, elongated cast metal-member with rounded. corner portions-"H,12, a dependingside walllB, anda bottomppening'ht. The size andshapeofthe sidewall .13 issuch that it is adapted'to embracecthe other partsof the juicer without interference inthe downward movementof the rack 60.to a position of practically full engagement between the pressure cup58and the juicer cone 41.

The'top cover adds to the appearance of'the assembly and tends to keep.dirt and foreign materialloffall of the parts which it covers. It maybe"sup'p'orted in place by providing the sidewall 13 with an' inwardlyextending portion 15. near theupp'er corner 72.

This thickened portion of the wall has a rectangular socket 78 forreceiving the complementary end 17 of the rearwardly extending arm 10.The arm H3 is deeper from top to bottom at its right end, but is madenarrowerinside the left part of they lever 13, which is a part of theejector mechanism for the rinds.

The lever 13' has a loose fit in its part of the socket 11 so that ithas a limited pivotal movement, but is held against horizontal lateralmovement.

At its forward end the arm 59 has a substantially cylindricalenlargement 13, the forward upper corner 88 of which is adapted to fitina complementary. downwardly open angular socket BI in the wall of thecover 2| at thethickenedportion 82. The cover socket 8! may have africtional fit on the end portion 80 0f arm 59; and thus the cover iscarried by the rack andits arms.

The cylindrical member 19 on'arm 59 has a bore 83. which terminates at.a flat bearing surface 84 andcommunicates with a smaller counterbore85.

The bore B3 isadapted to receive the cylindrical shank 86 of the:pressure cup 58, which fits in this bore and is retained in place by alaterally projecting lug 81. The'lbore 83 is cylindrical, but it has alongitudinalgroove for passingthe lug 81 on the shank- 86; and there isan annular groove 88"at the upper endof-bore- 83, into which the lug 8!may be rotated to hold the pressure cup 53 on the arm 59.

The pressure cup 58 consists of a substantially frusto-conical wall 39,which has the same angularity as that of the cone'fl'l. I20 indicates alining of porous rubber of conical shape on the 'inside of the pressure'cup'58'for gripping the rind of the citrus fruit and lifting it' fromthe cone il-after the juice has beenextracted.

At its upper end the pressure cup-58 is provided with the tubular shank-86, havinga cylins plane.

the other gear elements.

drical bore 90 for guiding anejecto'r body 9!.

The upper end of the cone 89 is enlarged and provided with an angularseat 02 for engaging a complementary plane seating surface on the bodyof the head 10. The head I9 ma have its upper 85, previously mentioned.

The bore 85 slidably receives the cylindrical shank 95 of the ejector 9LThe ejector BI is substantially cylindrical, but may be provided withthe fiatted sides 96. Its lower end 91 may be The lever I8 of theejectormechanism has its left end inFig. 4 in a rectangular socket 98 inthe shank 95 of the ejector. At a point intermediate its ends it isprovided with .a

through bore 09 for passing the rod 56, which carries a pair of nuts Iat its upper end.

The lever I8 may have upwardly curved side flanges I 0| for engagementwith the nuts. A coil spring I02 may .be carried by wire 66 below the'vided with a shaft slot I04.

The rack 60 is driven by means of a pinion I05,

which has an integral laterally extending actuating shaft I06; and uponits other side it has a guide shaft I01. The guide shaft I0? may beprovided with a bearing bushing I08, a washer I09, and a cotter pin II0.

The guide shaft I01 is concentric with respect to the pinion I05, butthe actuating shaft I is eccentrically located toward one side of thepinion adjacent the teeth of pinion I 05. The actuating shaft I06 has anelongated cylindrical bearing surface III, which is mounted in thetubular bearing I I2 carried by a pivoted link I I3.

The pivoted link H3 is in the form of a wide web, carrying the upperbearing H2 and a smaller lower bearing I I4, which is provided with ashaft I I5 that is pivotally mounted in a bearing aperture H6 in thecolumn flange I03. The end of the actuating shaft I00 may be flatted, asshown at H1; and it projects from the wall of the column through ahorizontally extending arcuate slot H8 (Fig. 3).

The necessity for the arcuate slot is brought about by the fact that theposition of the shaft I06 is determined by the pivoted link H3 and Theactuating shaft end H1 is provided with an elongated handle 22,

having a hub I I8, which is provided with an "that when the handle 22 ishorizontal, as indicated in Fig. 3, the pressure cup 58 is at itslowermost position, compressing the citrous fruit. In this horizontalposition the handle 22 is adapted to be used to exert a maximum force ortorque on the shaft I06 because the operator can push harder downwardlythan he can in any other direction. I

Referring to Fig. 11, this is a diagrammatic illustration, in which thehandle shown in six different positions, corresponding to sixty degreeintervals. The zero degree position is that of Fig. 3. As the operatorlifts the handle 22 with one hand, it passes from the zero degreeposition to the sixty degree position of Fig. 11; and the handle is ineach case indicated by the numeral 22 applied to a dash line.

The handle being integrally attached to the shaft I00 and to gear I05,it tends to rotate the gear I05; but this pinion is integrally attached"to eccentric shaft I06, which is held down by the link H3. The shaftI05 cannot rise; and therefore pinion I05 must 'move downward as itrotates, and this is shown by the sixty degree position.

The rotation of the pinion, however, tends to move the rack upward; butthe net amount of motion of the rack is the difference between thedownward movement of the pinion and the movement of the rack relative tothe pinion.

In the next 60 degree rotation of handle 22 the shaft I06 moves to therear slightly in the slot H8 (Fig. 3) and the shaft I06 is now in aposition in which the vertical elevation of gear I05 does not changemuch. During this motion, however, the rack is again lifted apredetermined amount by the pinion I05.

During the next sixty degree rotation to the one hundred and eightydegree position the handle 22 moves over to the rearward horizontalposition; and as the shaft I05 approaches this position the gear I05 iselevated at its axis; and it also elevates the rack by an amount whichis determined by sixty degrees rotation of the pinion.

During this increment of movement the movement of the juicer head is theadditive sum of that caused by the pinion acting on the rack and thatcaused by the elevation of the pinion itself rotating on the eccentricaxis I05.

During the next increment of movement to the two hundred and forty-fiveposition of the handle, the handle 22 moves to a depending position; andthe gear or pinion I05 is further elevated, also causing the rack torise another increment.

During this increment of motion the elevating effects which are causedby the gear actuating the rack, and by the gear itself being elevated,are additive. This is a phase during which maximum motion of the juicerhead is produced with a minimum motion of the handle.

During the next increment of sixty degrees angular motion of the handlethe handle comes to the two hundred and seventy degree position;

and during this motion the shaft I06 tends to rise toward the left ofthe slot I I8 of the column, while the gear or pinion I05 tilts overtoward the right of shaft I05; and the link I I3 assumes a substantiallyvertical position.

During this movement the pinion acting on the rack raises the juicerhead; but the elevation of the pinion itself is not changed much. Duringthe reverse movement of the handle 22 the juicer head is brought down ata varying rate of speed, which is greatest at the intermediate positionsof the handle; but the speed of movement of the juicer head decreases asit finally approaches the juicer cone 4?; and in the position of Fig. 3the handle exerts maximum force, while producing a minimum amount ofmovement.

Whereas the pinion and rack juicers 0f the prior art required a twirlingof the pinion shaft to elevate the juicer head sufficiently, the presentmechanism requires a motion of only two hundred and; seventy degrees tolift the juicer-head to its maximum elevation. Furthermore, the: presentmechanism slows up thejuicer heads movement as it-comescloseto'thejuicer cone, and enables the user'to exert a maximum force on thejuicer at this point;

The. juicer head rising draws with it the stop rod 66. The pressure cuptends to retain the rind of the citrus fruit. When the laterally turnedend 6! of the stop rod engages the stop surface 85!, the head continuesto move, but the rod 66 pulls the lever 18 downward counterclockwise inFig. 4, pivoting on that end which is in the socket 76. The lever I8then snaps the ejector SI; downward, and the flat end of the. ejectorengages'the citrusfruit rind. and ejects it downward from the-*presurecupJEB.

At this time the operator'should have-.hisleft hand holding a new halforange or lemon above the cone 41 and below the rind which is beingejected from the cone 5%. The ejected rind will strike the top of thehand of the user; and asxthe user moves his hand out from under thepressure cup 58 the rind will be deflected from the juicer and depositedin a suitable container. The direction of its movement can be controlledby turning the handle at this time.

Referring to Figs. 8 to 10 and 12, these are views which show a modifiedmechanismin which the rack 60 is replaced by a plunger IZI. Plunger I2 Ihas a sliding movement in a complementary guide I22; and the plunger ispivotally connected at its lower end to a link I23, which is pivotallyconnected to the end of a crank H4.

The crank I24 is fixedly secured to a shaft I25, which, like the shaftH35, may carry the same handle 22. All of the other parts of themechanism may be similar, except that the column has a forwardlyextending arm 526 with a threaded bore I2? for receiving the threadedshank IE3 on the juice collector I29. This gives the juice collector avertical adjustment suitable for taking care of thick or thin rindcitrus fruits.

The adjustment is rendered desirable by the fact that the-link mechanismof Fig. 12 and Fig. 10 has a definite amount of'travel; but the pressurecup and cone can be brought together as closely as desired by adjustingthe elevation of the juice collector 52s and securing it by means of aset screw i3ii.

In this embodiment the rod 56a is provided with a head 61a, which actsjust like the other stop rod to control the ejector.

The operation of the modification of Figs. 10 and 12 isas follows:

In position'A the mechanism is in the position which it assumes when thepressure cup has reached the limit of its downward movement. Position Cis the position which it assumes when it has reached the limit of itsupward movement. As the mechanism leaves or approaches either of thesepositions the actuating lever is-capable of exerting a maximum forcewith a minimum movement of the pressure cup; and this is of particularimportance in position A. As the mechanism approaches this position theoperator can place a very heavy force on the pressure cup to squeeze outall of'the juice with a minimum amount of effort.

As the mechanism approaches position B from position A the amount offorce exerted diminishes; but the speed of operation increases; andinposition B the actuating lever moves the pressure cup more quickly,but with less leverage. It is, therefore, evidentthat the presentmechanism '8 is adapted to bringgtheparts intooperative-positionmorequickly than thedevices of the prior art; andthereafter to exert a greater force.

From another point ofview, the reason'why greater power can be exertedas the pressurecup approaches the cone to squeeze the fruit is that inthis position the handlehas alonger effective lever arm and a greaterleverage.-

Referring to Figs. 13 to 15, these are views of another modification, inwhich all of the parts are the same, except the actuating: mechanism. Inthis case the actuating) mechanismincludes a rack EIa of particularconstruction, which is piv-- otally connectedto averticaily extendingplunger 60a thatforms a partof the cross head 59a. The pointofpivotalconnectionis indicated at I35.

Inthis case theplunger 80a is'slidably mounted in guides. 64a. andisadapted to. actuate thepressure' cup and the ejector in exactly-the sameway as in the previous embodiments. Therefore, similar numerals havebeen applied to similar parts.

The base a, however, difiers fromthosepreviously used in that moreclearance must be provided inside the housing, for movement of the rackEila; and therefore the base has a forward offset at I36 under the juicecollection cup 23, producing a greater spread between the front and rearwalls 29a and 30a. The rear wall 38a is also farther back as a result ofa'rear offset I37 in the base to permit the necessary pivotal movementof the rack BIa.

In this case the base 20a carries an integral bearing I38 for the shaftIIlBa, which carriesthe same handle at its outer end Illa. The shaftIota carries an integral pinion a, which meshes with the rack Bla. Thepinion IIlEa, however, is eccentrically mounted upon the shaft I a andcarries a laterally projecting stub shaft Ifil'a, which is. concentricon the pinion and has an oval slider Illtathat is slidably mounted inthe elongated slot I IBa of the rack 6 la.

The stub shaft I010. carries a washerand cotter pin I39 holding theslider IiiSa in its slot I I8a. The rack in this case includes a toothedportion or body and a laterally projecting flange I40 which bears theslot I I8a in which the stub shaft Him and its slider I08a slide.

The operation of this modification, from the point of view of itsfunction in removing juice, is substantially the same as thosepreviously described. The handle moves the pressure cup quickly when itis away from the cone; but moves the pressure cup slowly'when it isclose to the cone,so that the handle has a maximum power for exertingpressure on the fruit.

The operation of the-specific mechanism is as follows: The parts-areshown in theposition, in Fig. 13, which they assume when maximumpressure is being applied-to the fruit in the juicer. At this time thehandle may be substantially horizontal, or pointing forwardly anddownwardly. When the handle is in this position, the distance from thecenter of stub shaft ifl'iato the center of shaft IIiSa is added to theleverage of the handle.

As the handle is lifted, the pinion rotates upon shaft ifila as acenter, and eccentrically upon-the shaft Ififia, which has its bearingat a fixed elevation. The rack then rises; and the slot II8a rises onthe slider 1811. Approximately degrees of'movement of the handle willraise the pressure cup sufficiently to remove the hulls-and insert newfruit; and while this is done, therack also pivots upon the pivot I35,as requiredby the eccentricity of the pinion; The pinion is kept inengagement with the rack by the stub shaft Mia and its slider l08a, inparallel slot I 18a.

All of the modifications shown are so arranged that the handle exerts amaximum force on the pressure cup at the end of its forward and downwardrange of motion; but as soon as the pressure cup is moved away from thecone, the handle is adapted to move with minimum force and maximumspeed.

It also moves the parts out of the squeezing position more quickly; andthus the operating time is diminished and the time of the operator issaved.

The ejector in this form of mechanism acts in the same way as the onepreviously described; but the juice collecting bowl is adjustable as toits elevation for thin rinds or thick rinds.

It will thus be observed that I have invented an improved fruit juicer,which involves a new operating technique, with a handle movement ofabout one hundred and eighty degrees, that moves the parts quickly intoposition, and thereafter moves more slowly for the same handle movement,but exerts a maximum force.

The present mechanism is also so arranged that the feed of fruit to bejuiced is simple and coordinated with the operations of ejection, sothat many more oranges or lemons can be juiced in the same period oftime by the present mechanism than the devices of the prior art.

While I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, manymodifications may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention, and I do not wish to be limited to the precise details ofconstruction set forth, but desire to avail myself of all changes withinthe scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In a fruit juicer, the combination of a support having a stable basewith a fruit holder carried thereby, a complementary pressure cup forengaging the fruit and pressing it against said holder, said cup beingcarried by a reciprocating member on said support, actuating mechanismfor said reciprocating member, said pressure cup including means carriedthereby for gripping and supporting the rind of the fruit to lift therind from said holder, an ejector slidably mounted in said pressure cup,and means for actuating said ejector to eject the rind, said meansincluding a lever mounted on said reciprocating member and movabletherewith, said lever having one end engaged with said ejector and itsopposite end in pivotal engagement with said support, and a rod operatedby said actuating mechanism and pivoted to said lever interme- 10 diateits ends for moving said lever to operate said ejector.

2. In a fruit juicer, the combination of a support having a stable basewith a fruit holder carried thereby, the base having an upwardlyextending hollow column, a complementary pressure cup for engaging thefruit and pressing it against said holder, said cup being carried by areciprocating member mounted in said hollow column, actuating mechanismfor said reciprocating member, said pressure cup including means carriedthereby for gripping and supporting the rind of the fruit to lift therind from said holder, and ejector slidably mounted in said pressurecup, and means for actuating said ejector to eject the rind, said meansincluding a lever mounted on said reciprocating member and movabletherewith, said lever having one end engaged with said ejector and itsopposite end in pivotal engagement with said support, and a rod slidablymounted in said hollow column operated by said actuating mechanism andpivoted to said [lever intermediate its ends for moving said lever tooperate said ejector.

3. In a fruit juicer, the combination as set forth in claim 1 furtherincluding a spring interposed between said reciprocating member and saidlever to urge at least a portion of said lever away from saidreciprocating member.

4. In a fruit juicer the combination as set forth in claim 1 whereinsaid rod extends through a bore in said reciprocating member and extendsthrough a bore in said lever, and wherein a coil spring surrounds aportion of said rod and is positioned between said reciprocating memberand said lever for resiliently urging at least a portion of said leveraway from said reciprocating member.

ALFRED W. JOHNSON.

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